Băișoara mine | |
Pushpin Map: | Romania |
Coordinates: | [1] |
Place: | Băișoara |
Subdivision Type: | Commune |
State/Province: | Cluj County |
Country: | Romania |
Products: | Iron ore |
Financial Year: | 2008 |
Amount: | 50,000 tonnes of iron ore |
The Băișoara mine is a large open pit mine in the north-western of Romania in Cluj County, 60 km south of Cluj-Napoca and 466 km north-west of the capital, Bucharest. Băișoara represents one of the largest iron ore reserves in Romania having estimated reserves of 6 million tonnes of ore.[2] The mine produces around 50,000 tonnes of iron ore/year.[2]